F Dominant 13th (F13) is built from F, A, C, Eb, G, D, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9M - 13M formula measured from the root F. This page shows 38 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
7th
Notes: F · A · C · Eb · G · DIntervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 7m – 9M – 13M
Fingerings for F13
F13low E at fret 1, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1
F13low E at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1
F13A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
F13low E at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 1
F13A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3
F13low E at fret 1, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3
F13low E at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3
F13A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, high E at fret 3
F13low E at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
F13low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
F13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E muted
F13low E at fret 1, B muted, high E at fret 1
F13low E at fret 1, A muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1
F13low E at fret 1, A muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3
F13low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
F13low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2
F13low E muted, A at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
F13low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
F13low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3
F13low E muted, A at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
F13low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
F13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
F13low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E muted
F13low E at fret 1, A muted, B muted, high E at fret 1
F13low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E muted
F13low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1
F13low E muted, A at fret 4, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 1
F13low E muted, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2
F13low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
F13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
F13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 1
F13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3
F13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
F13low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3
F13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
F13low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
F13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
F13low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E muted
Notes in F13
F1P
A3M
C5P
Eb7m
G9M
D13M
How to play F13
F Dominant 13th Guitar Chord (F13) is tense and unresolved, which is what makes it want to move.
Beginner tip
Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.
Practice idea
Resolve it down a fifth to the tonic and listen for the tension release.
F13 FAQ
What notes are in F Dominant 13th?
F Dominant 13th (F13) contains F, A, C, Eb, G, D. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9M - 13M above the root F.
How do you play F13 on guitar?
The most common shape here is "F13": low E at fret 1, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1.
Is F13 hard for beginners?
It sits in the seventh family. Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.